PAPER ID: IJIM/Vol. 9 (XII) /April/32-40/6

AUTHOR: Pradeep Kumar Mahto^[I]  Prof. K. L. Mahawar^[II]

TITLE : ASSESSING AWARENESS ABOUT PLAGIARISM AMONG THE RESEARCH SCHOLARS OF RANCHI UNIVERSITY, RANCHI.  (JHARKHAND): A STUDY

ABSTRACT: Using someone else’s words, ideas, or work without giving due credit is known as plagiarism, and it is an unethical academic practice. The purpose of this study is to evaluate 110 research scholars’ attitudes, knowledge, and awareness of plagiarism at Ranchi University in Jharkhand. A bilingual (Hindi and English) questionnaire was used in the study, and Microsoft Excel and SPSS 25 were used to analyze the data. Independent sample t-tests were used to test hypotheses. A lack of organized awareness programs is evident from the results, which show that 63.6% of the respondents had never received any training on plagiarism. Furthermore, 55.5% of the participants showed a late introduction to ethical research practices, having first come across the concept of plagiarism during their coursework. Lack of research skills, publishing pressure, and time constraints were the main causes of plagiarism among research scholars. External pressures and the ease of accessing online content were identified as the main challenges to upholding academic integrity, even though 70% of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that plagiarism is unethical. The study emphasizes how urgently institutional policies, awareness campaigns, and structured training programs are needed to promote ethical research practices. To stop academic misconduct, universities and other academic institutions should make plagiarism awareness workshops mandatory and encourage the use of plagiarism detection software. Higher education institutions can guarantee that research scholars follow ethical research practices and enhance the caliber and integrity of academic work by cultivating a culture of academic honesty and allocating sufficient resources.

KEYWORDS: Plagiarism, Awareness, Research scholars, Attitude, Reason, Academic integrity

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